Author: Hugh Wade
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Hibernation hiatus
Well, the Tea and Sympathy exhibition went well. Not only did 17 knitted chooks, eleventeen knitted teacosies and some wonderful paintings and sculptures get bought, but also four or five of my silly scenes in a tea cup! Now I’ve moved onto scenes in interesting glassware. Then a friend gave me hundreds of small plastic…
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Memories of nightclub nights
Carousing into the dawning morning with musician mates in the ninety laties. The Paradise Club. Kings Cross. Sydney. Australia. It’s early. Perhaps late. Point of view type of thing. Out of my smoky, hazy reverie I realized that the garrulous stranger was still talking at me. Shrugging off another tax-dodge anecdote, he turned up the…
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3D landscapes
With or without small figures populating them, some new landscapes are emerging. Here’s a glimpse at some works in progress.
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Small sculptures on tiles
Available in the gallery shop at both ArtSpace Urunga and Tree-O gallery in Raleigh. Also I can do custom online orders. Really enjoyed making these little fellas. Best seen up close and personal. The photos give a glimpse.There are stories to each scene, but i don’t know them, they’re for you to create.
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ArtSpace Urunga Summer Show
In the seaside village where I now live, we have a lovely local gallery and a great range of artists in the shire and surrounding areas…. here’s a glimpse of the latest show. ArtSpace Urunga website …… https://artspaceurunga.com
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Recent creations
Upcycled sculptures from discarded or unwanted items (Plus little people designed for model railway enthusiasts) …………………………………………………………………………………
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Back from the real world
I know that the site has been idle for four years or so, while I’ve been making things and living a life outside the interwebnet. Today I’m attempting to bring you and me up to speed with my latest projects. Small people in odd settings I’ve been doing these for several years now. There must…
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Bent Vinyl Madness
I seem to have embarked on a gentle crusade to rid the world of trashy music on vinyl by trawling op shops and second hand markets for records, which I then turn into idiosyncratic “sculptures”. Bubbling ideas and smoky afternoons in the clearing in the forest have produced a variety of strange constructs. Here are some…